Subject: Re: Hopes, for Greg’s first letter?
Solid, but uninspired.

The first reading leaves me...underwhelmed.

I had the opposite reaction. Reading about the staggeringly large scope of his responsibilities in his new role, I felt overwhelmed. How can one brain handle so much?

On the operations side, if you think about how many employees, companies, geographies, types of businesses, revenue, capital allocation and acquisition decisions, etc., he is responsible for, the numbers are ridiculously large. Equally mind numbing are the hundreds of billions he is responsible for in the equity investment portfolio. And Greg, while you are doing all this, don't forget to control risk and keep the culture!

Imagine being in his shoes. How pumped up and inspired he must be! Yes, he has been in leadership roles for a long time, but that's not the same as being crowned king!

If he can handle so much, I am certainly feeling inspired that I can do better in my humble life where everything is miniscule in comparison.

I hope this goes the "Jobs-Cook", "Ballmer-Nadella" way and Greg Abel takes Berkshire to greater heights in the years to come. I liked how he closed with "We move forward with great intent and purpose". It's a good thought to have. We all need great intent and purpose in our lives, even though our goals may be a lot less lofty.

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